Albert
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My Prediction
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl by 4Looking at this match up, it's shaping up to be a real head scratcher. The spotlight in the crease for HC Sochi falls on Yevgeni Volokhin and Sergei Ivanov, whose recent stats have me wondering if they're allergic to making saves. Although, I do suppose zero saves equals a pretty consistent performance.
On the flip side, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has Daniil Isayev and Daniil Tetyushkin, who seem to have taken a nap during this season. But then, Isayev surprised us all by making a whopping 22 saves this season. Breathtaking.
The skater side of the equation is a bit more promising. For HC Sochi, take a gander at Artur Tyanulin and Ilya Fedotov. Tyanulin with 7 goals and 19 assists this season, and Fedotov - not to be outdone - has totaled 2 goals the last month.
Lokomotiv has aces up their sleeves too. Maxim Beryozkin, having 9 beautiful goals this season, and Daniil But, with 7 goals and 12 assists, have been skating rings around opponents.
When it comes to previous squabbles between these two, it's been neck and neck. Though Lokomotiv edged out on HC Sochi 3 times to the 2 victories HC Sochi managed to scrape together. Lokomotiv's impressive season record of 29 wins to 7 losses does seem to tower over HC Sochi's 11 wins and 22 losses.
Now to recent exploits, HC Sochi has a sad tale of loss after loss, their most recent defeat being a 2-1 dabbing from Severstal Cherepovets. Meanwhile, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, having dished out more wins than losses recently, has been giving off some serious vibes of dominance.
Taking all this into account, one wonders how HC Sochi even made it to the rink. Has nobody told them this is professional hockey?
Albert’s Prediction: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl by 4
Albert
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Top Player Stats
Recent Results
Head-to-Head Results
Win-Loss Record